Both the US and UK branches of Caroline Records are subsidiaries of Caroline Music, which includes Caroline Distribution and is in turn owned by Universal Music Group. Caroline has or had a number of subsidiary labels including Astralwerks, Gyroscope, Caroline Blue Plate, Rocks the World, Scamp, and Passenger.

On February 20, 2014, it was revealed that American rapper 50 Cent had signed with the label, and released his next album on it on June 3, 2014.[1]